Worthington Physical Therapy

It is likely that you might have heard of physical therapy, or you may know of someone who has been treated by a physical therapist for some type of injury or condition. But what exactly is physical therapy? Who are physical therapists and when is physical therapy needed?

What is Physical Therapy?

Physical therapy is a health care specialty involved with evaluating, diagnosing, and treating disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

A Physical Therapist is specially trained in the examination and treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular problems that affect ones abilities to move and function.Physical therapy is provided by trained licensed physical therapists, who are health care professionals with a master’s or doctorate degree in physical therapy. Physical therapists evaluate, diagnose, and manage the physical therapy treatment plan, customizing it to each individual’s needs.

Goals of Physical Therapy

The ultimate goal of physical therapy is alleviating impairment and functional body limitations by designing, implementing, and modifying therapeutic interventions to each individual patient while preventing injury, functional impairment and disability.

To achieve this goal, physical modalities such as exercise, heat, cold, electricity, and therapeutic massage are utilized.

Physical therapy is ordered by a physician when it is felt that such a course of treatment would be beneficial in restoring proper function to musculoskeletal system.

Benefits of Physical Therapy

Physical therapy available at Graceland Chiropractic in Columbus

Physical therapy is useful in treating many different medical disorders. Sport and orthopedic injuries, neurological and muscular illness, as well as cardiopulmonary diseases are only a few pathologic conditions which physical therapy plays a treatment role in.

Physical therapy also provides preventive exercise programs and programs to promote general health and fitness, postural improvement, and industrial safety and health.

Through active patient and therapist interaction, physical therapy can help restore movement and function helping patients return to their prior level of independence and health.

What to Expect

As a patient, here is what you can expect from our Physical Therapy Department;

Examination to include performing tests and measures.

Perform evaluations by making clinical judgments based on the data gathered during the examination.

Establish a diagnosis by organizing evaluation results into defined clusters, syndromes, or categories to help determine appropriate intervention strategies.

Determine a prognosis that indicates the level of optimum improvement that might be attained.

Provide interventions based on the outcomes desired. Evaluate the success of those interventions and modify treatment as may be necessary to effect the desired outcome.